Kengela Surname
Approximately 1,836 people bear this surname
Kengela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,813 | 1:40,750 | 5,011 |
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kengela (52) may also be a first name.
Kengela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kengela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kengela occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kengela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kengela is the 222,049th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,969,252 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kengela live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kengela is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 52 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,813 people, or 1 in 40,750. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kengela
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